Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) vs Mistral Large 3
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Large 3 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) scores 34.9 points higher (44.2 vs 9.3) but costs 48× as much to run the benchmark ($2242 vs $46.4; flagship vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 9.3, and Mistral Large 3 when 9.3 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) | Mistral Large 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.2 | 9.3 | −79.0% Mistral Large 3 is 79.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,241.91 | $46.41 | −97.9% Mistral Large 3 is 97.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 37.48s | 7.23s | −80.7% Mistral Large 3 is 80.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.50 / $1.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 3 vs Grok 4.6 (Xhigh): 79.0% less intelligence, 97.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 80.7% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- Mistral Large 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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